Endovascular Inferior Vena Cava Mass Biopsy: A Novel Approach

Journal Title: American Journal of Interventional Radiology - Year 2018, Vol 2, Issue 12

Abstract

We present a case of an 81-year-old female diagnosed with metastatic carcinosarcoma from a primary peritoneal Müllerian malignancy after endovascular biopsy of a large mass within her left renal vein extending into the inferior vena cava (IVC) after workup for increasing back and abdominal pain over one and a half months. Biopsy of the mass was performed with digital subtraction angiography using a combination of transjugular liver biopsy set as well as suction aspiration. We propose that suction aspiration of an intravascular mass is a safe and efficacious procedure to obtain accurate diagnosis.

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Ravi Kagali, Ryan Holste, Salman Mirza

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  • EP ID EP368391
  • DOI 10.25259/AJIR-13-2018
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Ravi Kagali, Ryan Holste, Salman Mirza (2018). Endovascular Inferior Vena Cava Mass Biopsy: A Novel Approach. American Journal of Interventional Radiology, 2(12), 1-4. https://europub.co.uk/articles/-A-368391